TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The former Taiwan military officer held in China for more than four months after a fishing trip mistakenly veered into Chinese waters is expected to return home next week, reports said Friday (Aug. 2).

The angler named Hu (胡), 25, went fishing near Kinmen on March 17 with another man, Wu (吳), 40, but as fog closed in, their boat strayed into Chinese waters and they were detained by China’s coast guard. While Wu was allowed to return to Kinmen almost a week later, Hu was forced to stay as Beijing accused him of hiding his identity as an active-duty officer.

Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Chen Yu-jen (陳玉珍), who represents Kinmen at the Legislative Yuan, said Thursday she would travel to China with Hu’s relatives on Aug. 7 and accompany him back home, per CNA.

The news came after Taiwan and China reached an agreement Tuesday about another incident near Kinmen, where two Chinese fishers died during a chase by Taiwan Coast Guard Administration vessels in February.

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) expressed approval for Hu’s imminent return and welcomed China taking action, Radio Taiwan International reported. Chen said that after the two countries settled the other incident on Tuesday, she contacted China and asked them to allow Hu to return home. During earlier negotiations, the military discharged Hu to try and help speed up his release.